TABLE 1.
Western blot assay | No. of serum samples
|
No. of samples identical to the reference assay | Concordancea to the reference assay (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | |||
p26 based | 22 | 83 | 105 | 100 |
tTM protein based | 26 | 79 | 101 | 96.2 |
Referenceb | 22 | 83 | 105 | NAc |
Concordance: (number of serum samples identical to the reference Western blot/total number of sera tested) × 100.
Assay using whole virus proteins as test antigens.
NA, not applicable.